Did Bolton Bottle It On Purpose?

Bolton were on a home roll going into the Blackpool game. 8 wins on the trot and then we're 2-0 down to bloody Blackpool.

Bolton pull it back by half-time but the second 45 minutes was a total anti-climax with little effort put in to win the game.

Is it possible that the Bolton players didn't want to get promoted? And maybe even the manager?

Let's face it, the vast majority of the current Bolton team is shit. How many of them would have been comfortable in the Premier League? Not many, and I'm guessing the players knew this. Promotion would mean new players.

So why would the players give 100% for a cause that could see them relegated to the reserves or sold to another Championship (or worse) club?

Would you give 100% if your boss gave you a target, but you knew hitting that target would mean you being made redundant?

Is it just possible our fate was decided before a ball was kicked?

No no no and no! otherwise we would have kept Coyle.

Natasha Whittam wrote:Bolton were on a home roll going into the Blackpool game. 8 wins on the trot and then we're 2-0 down to bloody Blackpool.

Bolton pull it back by half-time but the second 45 minutes was a total anti-climax with little effort put in to win the game.

Is it possible that the Bolton players didn't want to get promoted? And maybe even the manager?

Let's face it, the vast majority of the current Bolton team is shit. How many of them would have been comfortable in the Premier League? Not many, and I'm guessing the players knew this. Promotion would mean new players.

So why would the players give 100% for a cause that could see them relegated to the reserves or sold to another Championship (or worse) club?

Would you give 100% if your boss gave you a target, but you knew hitting that target would mean you being made redundant?

Is it just possible our fate was decided before a ball was kicked?

Why would the players give up their promotion bonuses? Most of them would be confident of being first team next season too, you can't tell me Zat Knight doesn't believe he should be in the next England squad.

This is a Reebok Rebel style conspiracy theory, shame on you.

bwfc1874 wrote:

Why would the players give up their promotion bonuses? Most of them would be confident of being first team next season too, you can't tell me Zat Knight doesn't believe he should be in the next England squad.

This is a Reebok Rebel style conspiracy theory, shame on you.

Come off it, Sordell....Ngog...Cavies...Pratley...Ricketts...Ream...etc all knew they wouldn't be close to the 1st team in the PL.

What a stupid thread.

Natasha Whittam wrote:

bwfc1874 wrote:

Why would the players give up their promotion bonuses? Most of them would be confident of being first team next season too, you can't tell me Zat Knight doesn't believe he should be in the next England squad.

This is a Reebok Rebel style conspiracy theory, shame on you.

Come off it, Sordell....Ngog...Cavies...Pratley...Ricketts...Ream...etc all knew they wouldn't be close to the 1st team in the PL.

Im sure most of them would be confident of playing in the prem.

Why would 'overpaid ponces' who only care about money give up the chance of a promotion bonus in favour of another year in the championship?

It's nonsense which you don't really believe.

Im back to believing Rebel is another one of your characters and you've forgotten to change accounts.

This season just gone all three promoted clubs ditched a shedload of players and sacked their manager. How can Dougie and the players look at that and not fear for their futures?

When it comes to your job everyone is the same, it's all about self preservation.

Natasha Whittam wrote:This season just gone all three promoted clubs ditched a shedload of players and sacked their manager. How can Dougie and the players look at that and not fear for their futures?

When it comes to your job everyone is the same, it's all about self preservation.

So is that why DF left Palace in case they got promoted?
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] There you go Natasha.

I think you're all extremely naive if you don't think this sort of thing goes on at clubs up and down the country.

Average players won't want to rock the boat.

Nat, you wrote this topic after reading my post on QPR didn't you?

Natasha Whittam wrote:Bolton were on a home roll going into the Blackpool game. 8 wins on the trot and then we're 2-0 down to bloody Blackpool.

Bolton pull it back by half-time but the second 45 minutes was a total anti-climax with little effort put in to win the game.

Is it possible that the Bolton players didn't want to get promoted? And maybe even the manager?

Let's face it, the vast majority of the current Bolton team is shit. How many of them would have been comfortable in the Premier League? Not many, and I'm guessing the players knew this. Promotion would mean new players.

So why would the players give 100% for a cause that could see them relegated to the reserves or sold to another Championship (or worse) club?

Would you give 100% if your boss gave you a target, but you knew hitting that target would mean you being made redundant?

Is it just possible our fate was decided before a ball was kicked?

I sometimes doubt your gender N but you have certainly employed some woman's logic on this topic! What a half witted fool you can be at times!! Spoken by a "supporter"(and I use the term loosely) who has never kicked a football in anger in their life. Thanks for giving me some dinner time amusement.

Next thing you'll be saying we deliberately got knocked out of Europe to concentrate on the Prem.

haha.

i can hear the barrel being scraped.

This is the worst thread you've ever posted.

Hipster_Nebula wrote:haha.

i can hear the barrel being scraped.

Just an interesting theory. So many clubs get close to the play-offs/promotion but it all goes tits up at the last minute. I was just wondering if the fear of being ditched makes the players less inclined to give 100%.

None of you are professional footballers so how would you know.

But I'll ask the question again: if your boss gave you a target that would gain a big bonus, but came with a likely chance of redundancy....what would you do?

They are on a contract, so they couldn't possibly lose money.

+ they will have a promotion clause, so they would get more.

Lofty_Love wrote:They are on a contract, so they couldn't possibly lose money.

+ they will have a promotion clause, so they would get more.

Are you deliberately missing the point you bellend?

If BWFC get promoted it stands to reason better players will be brought in. That leaves the current shite with two choices - move on or play in the reserves.

They won't want to move on as it's unlikely any club will offer them the wages BWFC do, but neither will they want the embarrassment of playing in front of 150 people at Leyland.

Easier to play shite in big games and keep the fat wages and 1st team place.

Natasha Whittam wrote:

Lofty_Love wrote:They are on a contract, so they couldn't possibly lose money.

+ they will have a promotion clause, so they would get more.

Are you deliberately missing the point you bellend?

If BWFC get promoted it stands to reason better players will be brought in. That leaves the current shite with two choices - move on or play in the reserves.

They won't want to move on as it's unlikely any club will offer them the wages BWFC do, but neither will they want the embarrassment of playing in front of 150 people at Leyland.

Easier to play shite in big games and keep the fat wages and 1st team place.

Yeah I forgot players careers get worse when they get promoted.

They would be earning more, most would get games and if they didn't they could ask to be loaned out

Lofty_Love wrote:

Yeah I forgot players careers get worse when they get promoted.

They would be earning more, most would get games and if they didn't they could ask to be loaned out

Please explain how you think you're making any sense